"A few years ago, Bruce Springsteen told us we weren't bad, but not to try to get any better otherwise we'd just be another lousy band. After 20 years, we still meet his stringent requirements," King said of their final performance in a statement. "For instance, while we all know what 'stringent' means, none of us have yet mastered an F chord."

He added,"I'm looking forward to reuniting with all my bandmates. ... Some of us can remember all of the words; all of us can remember some of the words; but NONE of us can remember all of the music. That's why they call it rock and roll."

Co-lead guitarist Dave Barry spoke a bit more frankly about the group’s disbanding.

"It's not that we had a 'creative differences' issue, or some in the band wanted to launch solo music careers, but the fact is that we can no longer play an entire set without having to pee,” he joked. "We realize the Rolling [S]tones are celebrating 50 years this year, but we don't want to reach the point where our stage moves involve motorized scooters."